Guests arriving from Canada had to be relocated as the new Memories Resort, which was expected to open, was not quite ready to receive them.
The Immigration Department was accused of “systematically driving business from this country” with its heavy-handedness that appears to be developing into a trend.
Doongalik Studios and Liquid Courage Gallery will present intriguing and experimental art shows throughout the year.
Award winning filmmaker Kareem Mortimer has been travelling the festival circuit with his short film “Passage” and is also in the process of developing a feature film, Cargo.
In our Bahamas, today, there is a hardened criminal element who has nothing but contempt for law, order or human suffering, and for whom there is no respect for human life, even the lives of innocent bystanders, and children.
Amanda Coulson, NAGB’s director, said the gallery will continue hosting intriguing art shows and workshops; engaging in community and regional projects and partnerships; and encouraging national dialogue.
Tribune editorial highlights the hypocrisy of the PLP who, in the last election, put up billboards criticising the FNM’s handling of crime, but now says crime shouldn’t be politicised.
The Tribune’s Lamech Johnson reviews the frustrations in dealing with crime in The Bahamas in 2013, and the problems in implementing the death penalty that the majority of Bahamians support.
It has taken Prime Minister Christie more than a year to awaken to the reality of the crime crisis. We hope that he is not too late, and that he will not weaken in his resolve.
